Is the prayer of four rak'ahs before 'Asr among the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the prayer of four rak'ahs before 'Asr among the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib)?
Answer:
No, this is purely voluntary, absolutely not among the rawatib. 'Asr has no rawatib, neither before it nor after it. As for praying four rak'ahs before it, this is mentioned in the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 757Da'if (Darussalam) but it is purely voluntary. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the prayer of four rak'ahs before 'Asr among the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib)?
Answer:
No, this is purely voluntary, absolutely not among the rawatib. 'Asr has no rawatib, neither before it nor after it. As for praying four rak'ahs before it, this is mentioned in the hadith
Allah will build for him a house in Paradise
الصحيح بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [67 -308] هل صلاة أربعِ ركعات قبل العصر هي من السنن الرواتب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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